Boiler Accident Disables Navy Ship in Caribbean
Associated Press
MAYPORT NAVAL STATION, Fla. —
A boiler accident Saturday left a Navy frigate dead in the water while on a routine Caribbean patrol. None of the 308 crew members aboard the 441-foot W. S. Sims was injured, officials said. The cause of the accident was under investigation.
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